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So, terrible mod is terrible. I'm afraid that I ran out of steam for running this community and neglected to wrap things up. As it's been a long time since the last round, I wanted to see if anyone out there would be interested in taking over the community and running it again.

If there are no takers, I'm fine with simply archiving the community as-is. However, if someone's interested, I'm also happy to pass the community along.

Just a quick reminder that there are six days remaining to submit an entry to Round 6: All the Kittens are Watching! Round 6 is the last round to submit an original entry, as Round 7 is a contest between all past entries! We currently have zero entries, but I hope that number will change over the next few days! :)

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on October 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Just a quick reminder that there are eleven days remaining to submit an entry to Round 6: All the Kittens are Watching! Round 6 is the last round to submit an original entry, as Round 7 is a contest between all past entries! :)

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on October 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Saturday, October 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

It's the last day to vote for your favorite entry! Check out the voting post for Round 5: A Tea Party for Automatons and cast your vote before time runs out!

Remember, anyone can vote! Voting is not restricted to community members or entry writers. Feel free to spread the word and help get more votes in for this round. :)

Voting closes on 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Sunday, September 25th. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Description: "You've probably heard by now, twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, and they are in desperate need of help. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went on record saying is the most severe humanitarian emergency in the world today and the worst that East Africa has seen in several decades. The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia, calling for a widespread international response to end the suffering.

Thousands of Somalis have been fleeing the country each week in search of food, water and shelter. The lucky may find their way to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia. However, even with these refugee camps nearly half a million children are at risk of dying from malnutrition and disease.

helpsomalia hopes to raise funds to help provide relief organizations with funds via a fandom charity auction, much like help_japan, helpthesouth, and other similar communities."

Due date: Auction posts will open on Saturday, August 20th, 5:00 PM GMT and offering up goods/services is still welcome; Auctions will close on Saturday, September 24th 2011 at approximately 9pm GMT.Saturday, October 8th at approximately 5pm GMT.

Bad mod is bad mod! So, due to my absolute lateness in getting the voting post up on the 16th and instead posting it on the 18th, I'm going to extend voting to September 25th, 2011.

Voting's open for Round 5: A Tea Party for Automatons. Anyone can vote! Voting is not restricted to community members or entry writers.

The Voting Procedure: Since there are only four entries, voting will be done by selecting your most favorite and least favorite. Most favorite gets +1, least favorite gets -1 to their cumulative score, with the cumulative score determining ranking.

The Voting Period: September 18th - September 25th. Voting closes on 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Sunday, September 25th. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Note: I would have liked to make the poll open to anonymous voting, but DW apparently does not allow that option. In order to vote, one has to be logged into DW via their journal or openID.

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on September 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on September 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on September 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

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Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Thursday, September 15th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Remember, anyone can vote! Voting is not restricted to community members or entry writers. Feel free to spread the word and help get more votes in for this round. :)

Voting closes on 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Tuesday, August 30th. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Voting's open for Round 4: Night of the Lawn Chairs. Anyone can vote! Voting is not restricted to community members or entry writers.

The Voting Procedure: Since there are only three entries, voting will be done by selecting your most favorite and least favorite. Most favorite gets +1, least favorite gets -1 to their cumulative score, with the cumulative score determining ranking.

The Voting Period: August 26th - August 30th. Voting closes on 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on Tuesday, August 30th. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

Note: I would have liked to make the poll open to anonymous voting, but DW apparently does not allow that option. In order to vote, one has to be logged into DW via their journal or openID.

I'm extending Round 4 by three more days until August 25th, since we still have zero entries! I assume that everyone is super-busy, which is totally cool, but this will be the last extension. XD Round 4: Night of the Lawn Chairs' entry deadline is now August 25th!

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on August 25th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

If you'd like to help spread the word or just want a cool graphic to stick in your journal, don't forget our three banners.

I'm extending Round 4 by three more days because, well, dudes. Zero entries. Need I say more? :P Round 4: Night of the Lawn Chairs' entry deadline is on the 18th now!

Submissions are due by 11:59PM United States East Coast Time on August 18th, 2011. If you're not on United States East Coast Time, you may find the World Clock to be handy. Refer to 'New York' for current United States East Coast Time.

If you'd like to help spread the word or just want a cool graphic to stick in your journal, don't forget our three banners.